Asgard archaea may have led to the evolution of eukaryotic life ETH Zurich researchers identify actin and microtubule ...

For the first time ever, a synthetic eukaryotic genome has been created ... sustainable manufacturing processes that use eukaryotic bacteria more efficiently. While the concept of creating ...

Whether bacterial, viral, archaeal or eukaryotic in nature, microorganisms impact the dynamics and function of every niche in which they dwell, both host-associated and environmental. Their ...

In an email to The Scientist, Remus Dame at Leiden University, Netherlands, who was not involved in the study, says “it is a very interesting study as histone[s] are essentially undescribed in ...

Some bacteria deploy tiny spearguns to retaliate against rival attacks. Researchers mimicked attacks by poking bacteria with an ultra-sharp tip. Using this approach, they have uncovered that ...

Bacteria are amongst the simplest of organisms ... Genetic material DNA in a nucleus, plasmids are found in a few simple eukaryotic organisms. DNA is a single molecule, found free in the cytoplasm ...

Scientists propose that the eukaryotic branch of this family tree formed when two prokaryotes ... defense systems to study the distribution of complete systems in the genomes of archaea, including ...

Asgard archaea emerged as a key piece in the puzzle of how complex life evolved, acting as a potential link between simple archaea and eukaryotes—organisms like plants and animals whose cells contain ...